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Vail Pennsylvania Map

Explore Vail, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Vail, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Vail, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vail, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Vail.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Vail
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Blair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.705617
Longitude	-78.210846
Population	125
Density	315.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16686
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Tyrone Area School District

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About Vail, Pennsylvania

Vail is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 315.4 people per km². Vail is located at 40.7056°N, 78.2108°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16686.

Vail emerges as a quiet confluence of topography where the persistent waters of Bald Eagle Creek carve a path through the earth, defining the very character of the landscape. It lies 16.1 miles northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-northeast of Tyrone. The terrain here is defined by the deep, narrow geography of Baughman Hollow, which cradles the settlement in a quiet depression of limestone and shale. Looking toward the horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains provide a sturdy, blue-hued boundary that seems to anchor the shifting light of the afternoon. Within the immediate vicinity, the protected expanse of State Game Land 278 offers a dense, unmanicured sanctuary where the undergrowth thrives in the damp, shaded pockets of the valley floor. The air in Vail carries a crisp, mineral quality, particularly at dusk when the cooling shadows from the ridges stretch across the valley, turning the landscape into a study of muted grays and deep, earthy greens.

Vail occupies a storied position within the regional economy, shaped by the same industrial currents that once powered the broader Appalachian interior. While the echoes of past transit and extraction remain etched into the local memory, contemporary life operates with a steady, deliberate pace that favors the rhythm of the seasons over the urgency of the modern corridor. The influence of regional institutions like the Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest drifts into the local consciousness, fostering an appreciation for the surrounding wild spaces that remain relatively untouched by commercial sprawl. For those who seek a connection to the geography, the proximity to Tyrone Reservoir Number One provides a singular point of stillness in the landscape, a place where the water mirrors the sky with startling clarity. Whether one is passing through or lingering in the quiet corners of the hollow, Vail remains a place where the physical geography dictates the slow, enduring pulse of daily existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 278 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 183° S
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 1.0 mi, 237° SW
Shea Field (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 212° SW
Reservoir Park Public Pool (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 230° SW
Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 229° SW
State Game Land 033 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 352° N
Tyrone Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 215° SW
Old Spruce Creek Station (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 150° SE
Spruce Creek Vista (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 143° SE
Little Juniata Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 145° SE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 149° SE
Wopsononock Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 279° W
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 148° SE
The Lower Trail (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 154° SE
Old In-town Altoona airstrip (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 219° SW
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 357° N
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 030° NE
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 257° W
Halfmoon Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 057° NE
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 194° S
Great Auk (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 223° SW
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 152° SE
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 030° NE
Shavers Creek Environmental Center (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 099° E
Stone Valley Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 100° E
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 217° SW
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 280° W
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 144° SE
Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 22.1 mi, 086° E
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 32.0 mi, 359° N

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